News and reports

This week we're marking some changes to our staff team. Find out more about what's next for Healthwatch Sheffield.

Do you work or volunteer with people who might have questions about health, social care, or wider support services? Come to a special edition of our information drop-in to find out how we could help you and the people you work with

These are the key things we've been hearing about in August- September including feedback relating to GP and hospital care, children and young people's access to healthcare and NHS dentistry.

Find out more about the change to Sheffield Health Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust.

Please join us for free information and advice about health and wellbeing - every Thursday morning in November

In September, we visited the fantastic Sheffield Voices group at a coffee morning at Morrisons community room to hear about people’s experiences of using health and social care services in the city.

Patients across England will now benefit from a new NHS safety rule designed to catch serious illnesses earlier. Known as Jess’s Rule, the rule aims to speed up diagnoses and prevent avoidable deaths.

NHS England has introduced a new patient charter, called “You and Your General Practice”, which sets out your rights and responsibilities when using GP services. From October, every GP practice must show this charter to help patients understand how to get the best care from their surgery.

This survey looks at the experiences of people who stayed at least one night in hospital as an inpatient in November 2024. Find out what people said nationally - and how this compares to Sheffield.

In July, we visited a residential care home in Richmond Park to hear about people’s experiences of living there.

Find out more about what we've been doing over the last three months.

These are the key things we've been hearing about in June- July including feedback relating to GP and hospital care, the Walk in Centre and adult social care.